Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 649 - 650 Great Saint you have caused me so much
Chapter 649 -650: Great Saint, you have caused me so much suffering! (2nd update!)
Chapter 649 -650: Great Saint, you have caused me so much suffering! (2nd update!)
Jiang Liu’er and the others were still waiting not far from the original location for Yuan Hong. When Sun Wukong arrived, Yuan Hong had just finished giving them a brief account of the situation, leaving everyone feeling a chill in their hearts.
Yuan Hong encountering such an incident surely meant that Tathagata Buddha had realized the connection between Yuan Hong and Sun Wukong. If he also found out that they had secretly joined forces with Flower-Fruit Mountain, there was no guarantee that they wouldn’t be treated the same way by Tathagata Buddha!
They really had to be careful from now on!
“Yuan Hong thanks the Great Saint for saving my life!”
Seeing Sun Wukong descend from the clouds, Yuan Hong immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed in deep gratitude. If it weren’t for Sun Wukong’s timely rescue, he would have been slandered as a demon and killed. Just thinking about the impostor Yuan Zhen taking his identity and living freely filled Yuan Hong’s heart with rage, like a volcano that couldn’t be quelled.
“Alright, I just happened to be there, and since I knew, of course, I couldn’t stand idly by!”
Sun Wukong helped Yuan Hong up, his expression grave as he said, “However, Yuan Hong, you must be careful from now on. That baldy Tathagata definitely won’t let things go! He might come up with some new conspiracies to deal with you, so you must be very cautious! Also, take time to cultivate and try to increase your cultivation strength as much as possible, so you will have more ability to protect yourself.”
As he spoke, Sun Wukong took out four gourds of Fight Victory Wine from the replica Qiankun Bag and distributed them to Yuan Hong, Zhu Bajie, Sandy Monk, and White Dragon Ao Lie. The wine, brewed solely with Peaches of Immortality, naturally didn’t compare to that made with both Ginseng Fruit and Peaches of Immortality, but it was more than enough for Yuan Hong and the others.
As for Jiang Liu’er, his practice was the Immeasurable Merit Determination, which could only improve through increased Merit and Destiny; the Fight Victory Wine, no matter how good, would at most replenish his consumption and wasn’t worth the waste.
After another round of thanks to Sun Wukong from Yuan Hong and the others, the master and disciples continued on their western journey, while Sun Wukong took to the clouds and flew towards Mount Jiuhua.
Before long, Sun Wukong arrived at the original boundary of Mount Jiuhua, only to discover that the area was completely empty, and the entire mountain range had vanished. He couldn’t help but smile, realizing that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva must have taken his suggestion and moved the entire Mount Jiuhua to the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing!
Good news, indeed!
Turning his cloud around, Sun Wukong flew towards the Northern Continent of Cattle-grazing, and soon arrived near Flower-Fruit Mountain, just in time to see Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva settle the Mount Jiuhua range next to the Flower-Fruit Mountain range. Moving mountains and filling seas with Great Divine Power was a trifling matter for a being of Ksitigarbha King’s level.
Sun Wukong flew up, greeted Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and brought him towards the interior of Flower-Fruit Mountain.
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“Master!”
Upon entering Flower-Fruit Mountain and seeing the Puti Patriarch, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s eyes shimmered with excitement. He instantly knelt and respectfully kowtowed several times to the Puti Patriarch.
“It’s Ksitigarbha! With your Half-Step Saint cultivation, it seems you have not been negligent over the years. Good, very good!”
A touch of relief appeared in the Puti Patriarch’s eyes. Among his several proud disciples, Sun Wukong was the highest achieving, followed by Ksitigarbha King and Bull Demon King being the strongest.
The Puti Patriarch was well aware of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s awkward position within the Buddhist Sect. Every once in a while, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would quietly inform him of the sect’s situation. It was indeed because of this that Tathagata Buddha had become aware of him, forcing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to take refuge in the Netherworld to avoid persecution from Tathagata Buddha.
“Disciple feels ashamed!”
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head in slight embarrassment, “All these years, hiding within the Netherworld, I never discovered that Buddha had arranged a spy to monitor me. If it weren’t for Wukong exposing the true face of Deva this time, I would still be in the dark, treating him as a confidant!”
There was a look of vexation on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s face, while a hint of surprise emerged on Puti Patriarch’s, as he turned towards Sun Wukong, “Wukong, what’s going on?”
“It’s like this…”
After Sun Wukong briefly explained the situation, he flung his right hand, and Deva, who was hidden in his sleeve, was released. This Sleeve Qiankun Technique was taught to him by Zhen Yuanzi and was extremely effective against enemies with far inferior cultivation strength.
“You vile creature, I will slaughter you!”
Seeing Deva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s anger surged again, and he let out a roar, ready to eliminate Deva to vent his anger, but was stopped by Sun Wukong, “Ksitigarbha brother, calm down, calm down! Actually, it’s not entirely Deva’s fault. He was just following orders. You know how sly that bald-headed Buddha can be—if Deva had disobeyed, I fear he would have lost his life long ago!”
“Ksitigarbha, now that the truth is out, I believe Deva will no longer listen to Buddha. You don’t need to be too harsh on him! Since you already moved Mount Jiuhua over here, why not just join the Demon Cult? Wukong will grant you access to the Heaven-Piercing Tower.”
Puti Patriarch also spoke up to persuade him. From Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s account, Puti Patriarch understood the difficulties he faced in increasing his cultivation over the years, always being undermined by Deva at critical moments. However, now that such occurrences would no longer happen, he could cultivate in peace within the Heaven-Piercing Tower on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
“Yes, Master!”
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded, then said to Sun Wukong, “Wukong, I have moved Mount Jiuhua here, ready to leave the Buddhist Sect and join the Demon Cult, so in the future, you can dispense with calling me Bodhisattva. I am simply Ksitigarbha now!”
“Understood, I’ve never really treated you as a Bodhisattva anyway!”
Sun Wukong laughed mischievously, grinning at Ksitigarbha, and then called over Leng Xuan and others. After introducing them, he had Leng Xuan help Ksitigarbha familiarize himself with Flower-Fruit Mountain, while he himself turned his attention to Deva.
“Deva, what are your plans now? If you want to leave, I absolutely won’t stop you. You can go right now!”
Sun Wukong’s words made Deva’s eyes light up, which quickly dimmed again: “I am already marked by Tathagata Buddha. Where can I go in this vast world after leaving? Great Saint, you’ve really put me in a tough spot!”
“In a tough spot? I didn’t fabricate anything about you in front of old Buddha, and I even helped hide your breach of secrecy. I also saved your life from Buddha’s hands. You should be grateful, instead of blaming me, don’t you think? That’s very ungrateful!”
Sun Wukong pursed his lips, feeling somewhat displeased.
Deva quickly offered a forced smile: “Great Saint, don’t be offended, don’t be offended! I was just grumbling a bit, no other meaning!”
